A Comparative Study on Commercial Quality  of Two Gherkin Culture Systems: Conventional  and Organic

Helena Maria SABO; Mariana Florica BEI

Volume : II, Issue : XII, December - 2013

A Comparative Study on Commercial Quality of Two Gherkin Culture Systems: Conventional and Organic

Helena Maria Sabo, Mariana Florica Bei

Abstract :

The effect of organic fertilizers on cucumber fruit quality compared to chemical fertilizers has been evaluated over a period of three consecutive years. Solarium experiments were conducted in order to study the production quality level of gherkins, for the marketing hyids Mirabelle, Pasalimo, Szatmar and Crispina, in the pedoclimatic conditions of the Western region of Romania. Comp� the data of the production level along with the commercial quality, the largest production of quality fruit was obtained in variants mulched with black foil for hyids Mirabelle and Szatmar where the extra quality production has made a rate over 77% of the total. In conclusion, in both culture systems, conventional and organic, in the pedoclimatic conditions of the Western region of Romania both chemical fertilizers and organic ones had a positive effect on production of cucumbers for sale in all three experimental years.